Marker Inscription
Pioneer settlers of this area of Comanche County arrived in the mid-1850s and established a town named for the nearby South Leon River. P.W. Brewer set aside land for a cemetery and church in 1872. Although earlier unmarked burials exist here, the oldest documented grave is that of Rosie E. McCurdy, who died in 1875. After the town name was changed to Newburg in the 1880s, the cemetery also was renamed. Local pioneers and veterans of conflicts dating back to the Mexican War are buried here. A cemetery association maintains the historic graveyard. (1994)
About this site
Newburg Cemetery is a historical marker in Comanche vicinity, Comanche County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 47 historical markers documented in Comanche County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 80 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7710, -98.5207 near Comanche vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cunningham, James (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include South Leon Baptist Church, unknown (W of Newburg; South Leon Ch), and Cunningham Family Reunion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5093003590. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
